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Polish leader asks court to vet bill that's key for EU aid

Polish leader asks court to vet bill that's key for EU aid

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Friday he is sending a controversial new law on judicial accountability for constitutional review instead of rejecting it, because it could help unfreeze billions in European Union funds earm
Ottawa appeals court ruling directing government to help repatriate four men in Syria

Ottawa appeals court ruling directing government to help repatriate four men in Syria

OTTAWA — The federal government is appealing a judge's declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa's help to return home.
Florida backs off athlete menstrual data, but debate lingers

Florida backs off athlete menstrual data, but debate lingers

Florida has backed off its effort to force athletes to give their high schools information about their menstrual cycles after the debate sparked opposition nationwide, and now, the state is facing questions about whether the plan was based on politic
Biden to visit Poland for anniversary of Ukraine war

Biden to visit Poland for anniversary of Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Poland this month to rally allies one year after Russia's assault on Ukraine began, the White House announced Friday, as he aims to sustain a coalition that has supported Kyiv's defenses.
'Largest battery storage project in Canada' to open in two years in Six Nations

'Largest battery storage project in Canada' to open in two years in Six Nations

An electricity battery storage facility said to be the largest in Canada is set to open in two years on Indigenous land in southwestern Ontario, with Six Nations of the Grand River and Ottawa as investors.
How they compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified documents

How they compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified documents

Classified documents keep showing up where they shouldn't be.

Feds: Tenn. plan to forgo school funds 'political posturing'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is criticizing a proposal floated by a top Tennessee Republican lawmaker to cut off federal K-12 funds, describing the proposal as “political posturing.
B.C. funds Fraser River shoreline flood protection in Fraser Valley

B.C. funds Fraser River shoreline flood protection in Fraser Valley

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nation that its chief says is under consistent threat of flooding is to receive a boost from the province for shoreline stabilization.

Russia puts ex-Putin speechwriter on foreign agents list

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday added a former speechwriter for President Vladimir Putin to its register of foreign agents, along with one of the country's most popular singers and a prominent opposition politician who has fled abroad.
Ford denies wrongdoing over developers attending daughter's wedding, stag and doe

Ford denies wrongdoing over developers attending daughter's wedding, stag and doe

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he has been cleared by the province's integrity commissioner, who found no wrongdoing after developers attended his daughter's stag-and-doe event last summer.
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